Australia went down 2-3 to Germany in the Confederations Cup in Russia. Here are the player ratings.
Mat Ryan – 6. Some solid saves and while no chance for the first two goals, might have been quicker off his line for the third.
Trent Sainsbury – 6. Slipped for the opener and fluffed a golden chance to equalise but worked back into the contest.
Bailey Wright – 5. Culpable on the left side during Germany’s early period of dominance.
Milos Degenek – 5. Picked ahead of Ryan McGowan and gave away possession too often.
Aziz Behich – 3. Given a bath by right-winger Julian Brandt. Not a night to remember.
Mathew Leckie – 7. The tireless worker showed why he’s always in Postecoglou’s sides. Pumped up and down the line.
Mark Milligan – 5. Battled but failed to lead his team out of their early pickle. Became more influential and found Rogic for his goal.
Massimo Luongo – 3. Off the pace and out of sorts. A poor sliding challenge conceded a penalty and was hooked at halftime.
Aaron Mooy – 6. A poor first half but came right into the game when brought back alongside Milligan in a more defensive role.
Tomi Rogic – 8. Anonymous for the first 40 minutes; his shots then brought both Australian goals on his tournament debut and was our best attacking threat.
Tomi Juric – 7. When Australia had the ball, Juric was threatening. Picked up a tap-in and might have had an assist for Robbie Kruse.
Substitutes:
Robbie Kruse (for Luongo 46m) – 7. A game-changer. Kruse’s injection at halftime gave the Socceroos run and bite.
James Troisi (for Rogic 70m) – 6. Like Kruse, asked questions of a weary German defence and almost curled an equaliser home.
Tim Cahill (for Juric 86m) – NA. Inserted too late to produce one of the match-winning moments he so loves.
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Guest
Expecting Goodwin in the next side arguably at the expense of Wright... and Amini who must be putting pressure on Luongo
tommaso
Guest
Massimo Luongo standard is hardly A league let alone international level - his time at QPR has made him gone backwards and giving away the penalty just shows he doesn't have a football brain or even common sense - time for him to go and rebuild his game and confidence.
TheMagnificent11
Roar Guru
Leckie was a 5 at best, he gives the ball away far too easily, too often